The EPA Regional Administrator, Jared Blumenfeld signed the following withdrawal of a direct final rule on 

September 28, 2015 and EPA is submitting it for publication in the Federal Register (FR). While we have taken 

steps to ensure the accuracy of this version of this rule, it is not the official version. Please refer to the official 

version in a forthcoming FR publication appearing on the Government Printing Office website, 

http://fdsys.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action, and on www.regulations.gov in Docket Number EPA-R09-OAR2014-0256.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0256; FRL-____-_ 

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona; 

Phased Discontinuation of Stage II Vapor Recovery Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of adverse comments, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the 

September 2, 2015 direct final rule that approves a state 

implementation plan (SIP) revision related to the removal of 

"Stage II" vapor recovery equipment at gasoline dispensing 

facilities in the Phoenix-Mesa area. The EPA will address the 

comments in a subsequent final action based upon the proposed 

rulemaking action, also published on September 2, 2105. The EPA 

will not institute a second comment period on this action. 

DATES: The direct final rule published at 80 FR 53001 on 

September 2, 2015 is withdrawn, effective [INSERT DATE OF 

PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Buss, Air Planning 

Office (AIR-2), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 
This document is a prepublication version signed by EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld on September 

28, 2015. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version.

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75 Hawthorne, San Francisco, California 94105; (415) 947-4152; 

buss.jeffrey@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53001), 

the EPA published a direct final rule approving a SIP revision 

submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality 

(ADEQ). The revision provides for the phased removal of Stage II 

vapor recovery equipment at gasoline dispensing facilities in 

the Phoenix-Mesa area. Specifically, the revision eliminates the 

requirement to install and operate such equipment at new 

gasoline dispending facilities, and provides for the phased 

removal of such equipment at existing gasoline dispensing 

facilities from October 2016 through September 2018. In the 

direct final rule, the EPA stated that if adverse comments were 

received by October 2, 2015, the EPA would publish a timely 

withdrawal of the direct final rule and address the comments in 

a subsequent final rule. The EPA received adverse comments and 

is therefore withdrawing the direct final rule. The EPA will 

address these comments in a separate final action based on the 

proposed action also published on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 

53086). The EPA will not open a second comment period for this 

action. 
This document is a prepublication version signed by EPA Regional Administrator Jared Blumenfeld on September 

28, 2015. We have taken steps to ensure the accuracy of this version, but it is not the official version.

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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, 

Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Ozone, 

Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Dated: _September 28, 2015. ______//s//____________ 

Jared Blumenfeld, 

Regional Administrator, 

Region IX.

Accordingly, the amendment to 40 CFR 52.120 which published in 

the Federal Register on September 2, 2015 (80 FR 53001) on page 

53007 is withdrawn as of [INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE 

FEDERAL REGISTER].